Haris Mahmood played well for 42 but much of the rest of the batting was shaky. Miles Clark made a memorable contribution on his debut, scoring an important 22 not out as the target was passed with three wickets left.

It was a pretty straightforward chase for the Chelmsford third team with Neal Abhyankar's 6-30 making a mess of Shenfield's innings.

Liam Keaney also picked up two wickets as Shenfield succumbed for 85. Paul Keaney (24) and Gary Chidley (33*) were in belligerent mood and made quick work of the target for a seven wicket win.

The toughest chase of the lot was the fourth team who sneaked home by two wickets chasing Hadleigh & Thundersley's 101 all out. When they were reduced to 48 for seven by Topliss (4-37) and Straker (3-34), victory looked remote. The combination of Sam Trowell, Alistair Fergus and Abi Kumar got them home.

When the fifth team posted just 99 at Horndon on the Hill a result looked certain but the game ended in a frustrating draw as the reply closed at 82-8.